10 Things You Can Do To Sleep Better

Try these lifestyle changes and you might find a good night’s sleep a lot less elusive. For some people it could be enough to cure their sleeping problems.

1. Always get up at the same time - even at the weekend.
   It might seem like you need a lie in to make up for the sleep you haven’t got, but to break a cycle of sleeping problems you need to train your body into a good sleeping pattern.
2. Avoid catnaps during the day.
   It’ll only make it harder to get into good sleeping habits.
3. Replace caffeine and alcohol with hot milky drinks.
   Alcohol won’t help you sleep properly. If you are having trouble cutting out caffeine, set yourself a time in the day past which you don’t have it.
4. Unwind with a hot bath and lavender bubbles.
   Both will aid sleep by helping you feel more relaxed.
5. Exercise during the day.
   Exercising at night will actually make you more awake and you’ll find it harder to get to sleep.
6. Get to bed at the same time every night.
   It’ll help your body prepare itself for sleep.
7. Make your bedroom a shrine to sleep.
   No TV, no reading.
8. Alleviate your worries.
   Try writing them down before you go to bed.
9. Invest in a decent bed.
   You spend a third of your life in it!
10. Don’t lie there frustrated.
    If you can’t sleep, get up and do something for a while.

If you try to address your sleeping problems but your symptoms persist beyond 3-4 weeks, you should consult a doctor.